WASHTENAW IMPRESSIONS

Published occasionally by the Washtenaw Historical Society, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Vol. 12, No.5, December, 1955

Contents

LIFE OF DR. TOM LOVELL - C. Howard Ross, M.D.

FROM WASHTENAW COUNTY TO CHINA IN 1847 - F. Clever Bald

LIFE OF DR. TCM LOVELL

by C. Howard Ross, M.D.

Introduction

My first recollection of Tom Lovell (and his numerous degrees) goes back to 1911. At that time I visited in Ann Arbor, sleuthing for admission to the University the following year. He was pOinted out to me by William H. Maier, son of Judge Maier of Troy, Ohio. Lovell was lecturing to some students ~n a black tarvia sidewalk in the 600 block of East Madison Street. One of the boys ran to the basement of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and secured a soap box. This Tommy immediately mounted and gave the boys the remainder of his tirade. I remember his storming about the modern church, and saying that a minister's philosophy was no more elastic than the prejudice of his richest church member.

In 1912, as a freshman, Iwas captured by a gang of howling sophomores on a cold November night. A lad from Cheyenne, Wyoming, was another victim. We were herded towards the old horse trough at the foot of state street and within expectorating distance of the Michigan Central depot. The Wyoming lad was commanded to give his high school yell or be dunkedj and if it wasn't good, he ~ould be dunked good and plenty. Half way through "C·-H-E-Y -E-N -N -E" - --there was a loud splash. Now it was my turn. The command-­"Something classical or be dunkedl" I rattled off: G-tite bate, tibitanta tyrani tulecte." Someone yelled, "That's tooaamnea-class­lcaI1~s-a rewa~aown I went into the horse slobber and one­celled algae, top coat and all.

Then along came "Dr." Tom Lovell. "Dr. Lovell, you are about to be baptized," yelled the leader. Tommy mounted the trough, tcld the boys about mob scenes in London, and came up with, "Would ye byes have it said that Dr. Tom Lovell was all wet?" One impu­dent youngster ye ll ed , "Give us a sermon on Pro-Anti-rrranssubstan­tiationalism!" 'rommy said, "Ther' ain't such a word in the English language. II Bacl:: came the mocking reply: "Oh, yeah? Prexy Angell say s there is! II Lf'vell drew himself up proud: "I'll be askin' Dean Cooley, 8nd if he says so, there is, and I preach on it."

The crowd began to move ly, "You'll catch your death, race of the Cartholic Church, That I did.

on. Tommy came by me and said casual­me lad. Here, sneak along the ter­make it to home and a warm bawth! II

Early Years

Thomas Lovell was born March 18, 1863, at Wellingsborough, Northhamptonshlre, England. The parents were poor. The home was but a hut. Education was a sca.rce luxury. His mothe r was ingenious in making ends JnBet and self-reliant in the struggle for existence. His father had no education and demonstrated very little ambition.

At the age of six, Lovell went to a park and heard Huxley, "the Bulldog," defend Darwin's theory. Tommy listened and said, "Tornmyrot!1I His mother, when told of this, exclaimed, "We'll have the son's head examined. II To the doctor they went. After a routine check-up, the great medic gave a decision. Said he, "This kid has brains enough for three!1I

. By the tlme age twelve had rolled around, Lovell was initiated into boxing, and by fourt een he was "like a cat in a ring." (His words, m8aning good , indeed.) He became an apprentice cobbler as a youth. No ABC' s --w-e-re learned until he was fourte en, and after that he learned to r ead and write. His total formal schooling did not exceed twelve months.

In 1883 our hero made his way to London to be trained as an army officer, but a crushed hand produced a discharge. Then came travel in the British Isles. I have learned from his old friend, George Clark, however, a cobbler in East Ann Arbor, and now complet­ing 75 years in that trade, that Tom was at one time a captain in the Salvation Army in London; and also a "preacher of sorts" In his own home town.

By 1907 Tom had a family ()f fast growing children. He was 44 years old, and jolly old England was going to pot in a depress­ion. He says, "One word describes it . __ . deplorable!" During that year 1:18 and his family emigrated to Canada, flitt:Lng about Q,uebec and Ontar io without an anchorage for about two years. About 1909 Mrs. Lovell and the children settled in Chatham, Ontario, but Tom came on to "the Athens of the West," as he referred to Ann Arbor. I do not believe Mrs. Lovell ever lived in Ann Arbor, and the cnly recorded time that she set foot in the town was to view her hus­band's remains.

Cobbler and Poet

Tom is known to have had two cobbler shops, probably at dif­ferent times: one at 1215 South UniverSity Avenue and, the more famous one, at the corner of Detroit street and Fifth Avenue. Four others are vaguely remembered by old friends. He soon began to l ec ture to the students on any and every subject, but he did not begin to write until 1912. By then he could honestly nail up his famous shingle:

DR. TOM LOVELL---POET and COBBLER

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Let him tell yeu how he began to express himself in writing~ with only twelve months' education. He says in a signed sta tem8D':: : "In 1912 I sang a lot of songs on the Campus at Michigan. I !'"'( l)i:;i1.t a new one, took it home and sang it. The song said to me, 'Yf'U are Slow." I said 'Why?' The song then told me, 'That is another man's composition. Write your own.' 'All right,' I said, 'I'll e\(; it,' and what's more,--rt"'s--08eITCfone!" Whereupon he then urged 311 peo­ple to discover themselves and become ambitious, like him. Then says he: "You will be brave, strong, fearless; victory is sure. Like me, you will get to the hil~top. ,ff

Before long Tom was publishing. The folder of one of his proudest hits, "Goodbye Sweetheart," was decorated with the drawing of a boy and girl going down a winding lane. It is copyrighted by Dr. Tom Lovell. ~le first stanza goes

"Swee theart, the day is waking, So, dear one, you must not sigh. I hear the bugles calling And I've got to say goodbye."

The chorus ends as follows: "In the battle fighting Mid shot and shell I will be dreaming Of my sweetheart Nell!"

(Do we dream in battle?)

Kings and potentates

In 1915 Tom published a serious little booklet entitled "Seven Gems from the pen of Dr. Tom Lovell." The introduction states that he is the author of the two biggest hits ever sung; namely, "Goodbye, Sweetheart" and "As I Looked at her up in the Tree."

Well, did he hide his light under a bushel? He did not! He immediately flatt ered the King and Queen of England and Pres ident Wilson, with a copy of the "Little Gems" dedicated to each in turn. Back came replies, which he later included in his book entitled "Dr. Tom Lovell's Pre cious Treasures." From the White House: Woodrow Wilson did not deviate from his famous style. Said he: "May I not express my appreciation? " From Buckingham Palace, 22nd July, 1915: "The private secretary is commanded by the King to ac­knowledge receipt of Dr. Tom Lovell's lette r of July 27, with ac­comp anying copy of ' Se ven Gems'." Again from the Royal Family, November 19, 1915: "The private secre tary i3 commande d by the Queen to acknowledge the receipt '?f Dr. Thomas Lovell's letter of the 1st instant and of the verses enclosed in it, and to express her Majes­ty ' s thanks for the same." Shirley Smith, Vice President Emeritus of the University, states that he saw the letter from Queen Mary displayed in a window on State Street.

Football and Other poses

About this time it bec ame the fad to photograph Tom in an as­tonishing varie ty of rol es . In the Michigan Daily edition of Novem­ber 25, 1916, there is a signed photograph of Dr. Lovell in football uniform, in running position with a football under his left arm.

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The arti c l e r eads : "Dr. Tom Love ll, Ann Arbor Poe t Laureate, is pl a ce d a t full -- back, entire ly through hi s abi11 ty as a punter. If his kicks ar e like his poe try, they will certainly be over the heads of eve ryone on the fi e ld."

A Duily photographer and a r eporter with a suit cas e would acco s t Tom anywher e and eve rywher e . A cut-away co a t and stovepipe ha t furnishe d a favorite pose . Sweat e r and b r~xing glove s wer e po pped upon him, or tra ck suit, or cap and gcw~ . He would pose for the boys i~ne dia te ly , and would admire his p inture in the Daily of fic e early nex t morning. He haunte d 1i;h(j Dail_y office .

"Wi th digni ty h e wore the mantl e of a.bsupdi ty, 11 as the De­troit Free Press put it. "He be came Michigan's Profe ssor of Harm­l e ss Re l axation-:-"

Those Fabulous De ear~~_

As the years pass e d, the Michigan Da ily published Tom's . ver s es. De liber a t e ly or not, he be came thC"Dean of Burle sque Ve r se . II He was de cl ar e d to be "Michigan I S po e t Laureat e . 11 Much of his compos ition was s o bad tha t the students clamore d for more, and more th~y r ece ive d. Gradually f anciful degrees wer e heaped up on hi m, and t hough they wer e of "sophomoric invention, 11 he ga th­er e d them t o h is bosom, good, bad, and indiffe r ent. Though he f elt plague d at times, he neve r l e t a new degree slip through his fingers. He f e lt "only he had the t a l ent to de s erve such spurs."

Tom himse lf signed a type -wI'i tten car ':, "My Honorary Degrees The Cobble r Poc t,1I lis ting twenty such absurdities as A.W.O.L.

(Amer ic a ' s Writer of Liter a ture, or Artist ~ith Old Ladies); S.O.S. (Soc ie ty of Scribes ); T.N.T. (Thinks New Thoughts); D.O.E. (Doctor of Evolution). One of thes e ha d quite a story: Lt. Col. of Archery. Two s tudents swipe d a l e tter-·head of the American Botanical Society, wrote 0. flowery message , and conferre d the title. When one of them me t him on the s tree t, he said, IIDr. Lovell, or do you prefer to be c a ll e d Lieutenant Colonel?" Back came the answer in pure Cockney a nd with magnificent unconcern ( according to W.R. Humphreys in a l e tter to Dr. Handolph G. Adams): "Itls quite immaterial. One is a milit'ry honor, the o~her academic. II This type d card also listed ToinTs f avorite songs, sta t e d tha t he was "line d up with Lincoln and Roos e ve l t, 11 and "mentioned for Pre s ident of the U. S. A. II

Many more degree s poppe d up as the years rolled away. I do not know of any publiCity, no matter how unflattering, tha t met with his r efus al. He would say, III can tike it. Evcn when it's a on8 -sided compliment, it s hows they ar e still thinking of me and han­kering aft e r me t a l ents. II

As l a t e as April 22, 1928 , the Michigan Da ily r efl ects on Tom' s "Autobiogr aphy in Educ a tion ll and quotos a s ig-na l honor known a s "Chance llor of Diction" Which was r e ce ive d on f ancy sta tionery from the Chanc e llor of the Exchequer of Chicago. This document was s i gned i n a greo. t dash and flutt e r by none othe r than Mr. 1.M. Goofy. Mr. Goofy expresse d fir s t his congratul o. tions and then his surpris e that Dr. Lovell ha d not been chosen pre sident of the U. of M. by the Bo ard of Regents i n 1924. He s a id that he would present the book to Cal Coolidge ; mentioned the e agerness of the Book-of-the-

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Month Club and a lso the competition among European publishers, not to exc lude the Russian, Cz echo-Slovakian, Jugo-Slavian, Turkish and Scandinavian.

Ambition

Tom was RlwA.Ys urging the importance of ambition. One of his signed cards SJ.ys, in part: II S~:'~l)1t. w1th ;uJ1b1.tionJ develop poetic genius, s ong-wri ting genius, 1 i t er::p'':,T (Ji.;.;::ll.~.1i~'.~:::~~~~:-;~)y being one de­torminod to get to tho hilltop. J\:JibL';.,j (, !'. lJ:LLJ. w.1.D. by self-discov­ery. II In ont.; of Ills books he revo ;;:Tii--EEi 0\m expci1ience with awak­e iiTng 8mbi tion: IIIn 1912 I discovered m~lself, a nd found out ve ry quickly that I was u practical, intclllG~nt and original writer. Students are gontl emen-;mas t e r mind8;tTi-~bes t pers-011alities Twish to know.1I lIe shows the same idea in reverse by his oft-repeated poem IIDon't let the m l augh you out of it!lI, and such lines as IIrrhey tell me I am crazy II and IIColumbus faced the waves mid sneers and jeers. II It was this driving L'lmbitlon, no doubt, thLlt prompted him to force himself on the attention of famous or prominent peo­ple.

Thus we flnd him approaching Judge A. J. Tuttle of the U. S. Court Chambers, Detroit, ba ck in 1918. He sends the judge some vers es and goes on to say:

III have written a poem to President Wilson, And one to King George of England too. Another one to Queen Mary and Mrs. Wilson, So - - I thought I would wl'i te ono to you. II

Of course the judge is most flatterlng in his reply. Then Tom lets him have it!-- III have written 700 pieces of poetry and prose, I'm only a cobbler, but recognized by Dean Cooley and Prof. We nl ey. rrhis s hows power a nd fibr e . II rh.: goes on to say that his song wns noT-wrTfte-n-by:-rrarry L,'ltidcr or Irving Berlin, and, there­fop e , did'-rlot go ovur. He thGn rcques ts perrniss ion to se 11 the song IIGoodbye Swee theartll on the: streets of Detroit. He assures the judge , II I won't 0 tand to argue if they say 'No' when I as k, I Be so kind as to buy a copy.' II

Appl~cation to th~ Regents

The idea expressed in the III. M. Goofyll l e tter (page 4) that Tom's n ':lme ha c1 be en thought of as a c n.ndida t e for the pres idency of the Unlver;) lty, is not me r e ly a bit of imaginative spoofing. The ~~i chi~:!:.. .!2.~li ly of March 1, 1925, carrie d a long-faced article undor-:rh8 headIng:

IIpRESIDENT I S POST DRAWS CANDIDATE Dr. Lovell's Qualifications Supported

by Alumni and Students I'. Thereupon was printed the pitiful letter of candidacy to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.

It read in part: IIIf the Regents cnn see me for the vacancy, . I will mak8 of Michigan the leading University of tho World. Prac­tical knowledg8 should be: strt;ssed--r'ath~r than the more theoretical subjects. II He then refers to English history and includes Sir

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Thomas Lovell Qnd Lord Lovell, both powerful in their day. He spl-'aks of his origina l knowledge and simple: tecwhing. "Locl{. at tho men, gone from Michigan, who have known me. I gripped their h;m(18 Qnd emptied into their life, mingled with them to the mid­ni t e hours . 'H1C'y a lways said, 'Come back soon!' II H (? quotes from Pres ident Ang8l1 as saying , IINow, don't l et nobody stop you, for there is some good stuff left in you yet. II

He refers to Lloyd George of England as a cobbler like himself; he s tepped into a crisis, so why not Tom? He obviously saw nothing ridiculous in the inference.

He closes by saying: (with student help?) IIVJishing all the Regents long life , health, stre:ngth, and travel; le aving myuelf in your kind hands, I am, gentle:men, your obedient servant in wa iting,

Yours truly, Dr. Tom Lovell. II

Never once did he relinquish a title!

Tom's Political Influence -- the Hoove r Election

'rhe Michi gan Alumnus of November 11, 1928, had its share in the Love ll-b(lltin-g- fun:--Yt stated I'Doc Lovell electe d Hoover-- or prophesied the e lection." Tom is quoted as say"ing-;-rr0ne candida t e is sife, and the other isn't sife. It's impossible to estimate the pr:trflny statelllcmt pl ilyed in HoovEr's victory. I thank God he is in." There followed a hint tha t prob:lbly Tom was going to Was hing­ton to serve in Hoover's Cabinet. The Daily had previously avowed: "Tom Made the Washington Papers--Hoover Sends Warm Thanks. II

The Statue

Along about this time there seems to have been quite a furore about a statue of 'rom. Dr. Mark Marsh n.ll tells me that many years earlier, during World War I to be ex~ct, he saw a bust in a store from:; nt Foros t 2nd South University which was "the spitting im:.lge " of Dr. '.Pom Love ll. But it was in 1928 that the Daily becam8 inter­ested. On Mc-.ll'ch 3rd it printed the headline: "l)r. Lovell Exposes Display of statue as publicity Scheme."

The bust had appeared in the window of a state Street store. Doc put it there . It had been cast and molde d in 1917 by the son ofa-profosso:r-:-- The Da ily furth8r cl ar ifiecl matters: "110m did not pose a t 75Y{ :.-m hour .. 'rh~8culptor, to r e li8ve monotony, turned from football's big, rough, ancl strong type to the intellectual typo .. - such as Dr. Tom Lovell."

The statue presents a striking figure, -- morning coat, stove pipe hat, Rnd all. In such an array Tom was introduced to house­party guests on one occasion as lithe president of the University of Michigan, II and on other OCC3.S ions as "adviser to three genera­tions of preSidents."

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The News Stand

'l'he reason for the "publ ici ty device" just mentioned was that Tom had t aken in his famous cobbler's shingle and had l aunched a new enterprise. In October, 1928, the Daily bears the headline:

"Dr. Tom Lovell's Newspaper Stand Graces Entrance to Arcade Covered Newss tand shelters Campus POE:t, Scientist, Philosopher who posse sses MORE DEGREES than a Fahrenheit Thermome ter."

The reporter then waxed eloquent in his description. "The stand possesses three decks, the size of a Great Lakes steamship. Ea ch duclc protrudes from under the: one above . The shelves fold up to enclos e a thief-proof compartment, held by a chain as big and bright as the Atlantic Cable." The structure was said to be made of Persian Jnllhogany, Jlthere is so much grist in the grain." Though Q l abe l said "Grand Rapids," Tom maint a ined, "I am the ar chitect." "A credit to the Campus," s a id the good Doctor.

Tom the Philosopher

As we go through the collected volumes of Tom Lovell's verse and prose bits, 1'1(; note a growing struggle with ideas. The senti­menta l ditti,;;s give place to attempts a t philosophy, and a light shines at times.* .

On every popular subject of the day he has his comment. For instance :

On the Hem and the Egg -- IICould an egg build its own nest? Can an egg sit and lay?1I

On perpetual motion -_. "Green leaves, seed time, and harvest. II On the Fourth Dimension -- "Silly nonsense." On the eff ect of knowledge -- ,ryou can't know anything and re­

main innocent." "It all lies in three: Sky, Earth, Sea."

The iden of evolution continued to plague him badly. "No, man did not come from a monkey," he rnninta ins stoutly. "It me ans unfoldment," he grnnts. JlBut it can't change my right hand into my l eft ." He engaged in mighty deb a te on the subj ect with Railroad J ac k, and nlthough he gladly accepted degrec::s such as IIFounder of Evolution," he renwined unconvinced. In "A Theory of a The ory --A Reply to Charl e3 Darwin" he becomes sarcastic:

"Fill the tin with Salmon. Fill the house with furniture. Fill the head 'tTi th Brains!"

A. F. Sherzer has many recollections of Tom's anti-evolution crus ade. This is hi s choisest story: One day he met Tom on the Di agona l Walk and urge d a vacation. "'Tain't sife to get away," was the reply. "How's that?" "Well, the University is pl annin' a cours e in Evolution, and I must stay in Ann Arbor and head it off!"

*Editor' s Note: Dr. Ross's article contained a long t abula tion of the titles of Tom Lovell's powmG and pros e pie ces a3 listed in the indexes of his books. This we omit here for lack of space. Any r eader who wi shes this information may consult Dr. Ross's original m3.nuscrlpt, in the Michigan Historical Collectlons, Rackham Building, Ann Arbor.

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Failing Health

As indicated in the Dai l y and the: Michigun Alumnus in October, 1929 , Doc. Lov\:.: ll had begun t o f a il. Dis appointmcnts, he ape d upon him by Washingt on, D. C., ;l.nd the B0 2rd of Regents, ar c hinted a s c ontributing caus es . In announcing tha t Lovell was l eaving Ann Ar­bor for a r0S t hOll1e in Cana da, the Dally says , 11 Another 111chigan trad ition has gone to pot like Jo(: IS- 8-o.1'oon." A nel'VOUS breakdown is mentioned. Future convers a tions among patients in the r es t home are described; "Som(; will dwell on tonsils, but Doc Lovell will spout philosophy."

'rho AIUlnnus aff ectionat e ly states that Love ll is as f llllliliar as the squrrr~ l s ; tha t he abandoned cobbling to become "the Newsie of s t a t e ~; tr0c t. 11 He is describe d as a poe t of "great volubility and versatility;" thnt "no dec ent . IM'Book has bee n considered com­pl e t e vvithout one Di.l_ll1p l e of his poe ti c effusion. 11 It further states tha t Tom just mis sed being "rrhe Grell te s t American. 11

So poor old Tom did not escape spoofing even on the brink of the "Down Hill J ourney."

The next J anuar y he came limping back to Ann Arbor. He had endured a stroke . The verve was gone ; his f a ce sLlgged and there WLl S a slurring of sp0(;ch. The Da ily stated that he was to enter the County Poor Hous e aft e r a long illness . Retirement was forced upon him. He was brol{e . The newss tand had gone bankrupt. He could no longer feed himself.

Death

Tom Lovell die d at the W3shtenaw County Home on Muy 16, 1930. His death c ertific ~l. te was signed by the Pi ttsfi01d Township clerk a nd is on fil e at the \v ashtenaw County Clerk's office . Buricll took pla ce in Forest Hill cemct(;: ry with thE; Rev. Arthur Stalker, r e tired Me thodist minister, re ading the service.

Mrs. Love ll came from Chatham, Ontario, for the occas ion, but none of the five children nppear~ d. Only the son David had ever vtsite d Tom in Ann Arbor.

Eulog i es appear e d in the De troit Free Press, the Ann Arbor News j and the f a i tnful Michi[i; :J.n Daily. H eadl inos- read: ----rrr5oc Lovell, CampuD Socr ~1, tc8 , Long a fvlichig an Tradition, Dic::!3 . 11 "Old Tom Lovell, Doctor of Evolution, Lieut. Col. of Archery, Newsboy, Orator, Writ­e r J Politician _.-. Dies ." Col orful de t a ils follow e d: "talked to ove r 100,000 students in his lifO;" "present a t a ll assemblie s --s imply closed up shop;" limos t popular speaker on c:my program; 11

"hi s vugaries l eft under-grads in wonder;" "MiclY':'gan 10S<23 a unLlue, gentle, and her e tica l figure ;" "Was he a fool, or an infinitely wise man?"

T\lf c lve years l a ter Tom was still in the news. In its April 4, 1942, ed ition, the Michigan Alumnus announc ed tha t the Unlvers ity of Mlchigan pl::l.l1necCto collectall the pamphlets and fugitive wri t­ings of Dr. Tom Lovell, "known for hts homely philosophy, poetry, wit, and wisdom."

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Aftermath; Comments of Citizens

Of the dozens of former students, f aculty, and townspeople interviewe d in prepnration for this paper, I found a lmost none who did not r emember Tom Lovell: orating from the top of the large rock a t the: corner of the Campus, .,.-- stand5.ng in d':;cp snow Singing his l a t E~ st song, --' mounting the stage :It trw II MadGcII 1n an D.m;)teur show, -- basking in new titles a t Stnrbu8k:s, -- picking up a hail of red hot penni es with a "Thank you, Y'.JLng gentlemen, II -- procced·­ing serenely with his state street l ec ture after being showered with a bag of flour from an upper window.

His f e llow cobblers, Cl ark and Cooth, both also from England, ha ve a rich flow of memories. Both r a t e d Torn as a great man in spite of cErt ::~ ln peculiarities. 0. A. Moe, Campus barbcr-;-says that TOln ranked second only to hims elf in recognizing Michigan f aces. Vic e -Pres ident Marvin Niehuss r ecalls that when he appeared as a fl' (~shrnan in 1920 , he was astonished a t frOm'S gree ting: "Ah, 3. new fac e on the Calilpus! II

Mrs. Torn Biddle remembers that Lovell used to store his well­worn Bible in the Blddl~ Book Shop, Nickels Arcade . H~ would get into a fr othy state s tree t argument with the students, then come running into the shop , s e i ze his Bible, pour his walrous moustache over' a passage , nnd fly back to his tormentors with a newly in­spired conviction.

Ann Clinton, retired teacher from Jones School, used to march her first graders out amid thE; neighborhood, some times passing the cobblershop. She says: IIHe was such an innocent man, corning out of the shop and plowing the hand of bleSSing upon little trw3ting for eheads. II

For mys elf, I have never forgotten the favor he did me as a terrified freflhm:m in November, 1912. He was so sprightly then, maneuvering his arms as he walke d lightly along. When I returned to Ann Arbor in 1927, the fr ame of Love ll had slumped, the pants wer e more bngg~ and the f acia l expression was less keen, indeed.

It is eo.sy to class ify him as a "town char acter. II But you c annot dismi ss him as such. His brain, howe ver it departe d from the expected normal, has left an imprint upon us probably more pen­e tr a tlng and pregnant than thos e of thc wise ones who l aughed at him -- and with him. Yes , an innocent man, and warm-hearted. Though he suffered from vanity, he loved humanity, especially the student fraction.

In addition to those quote d by name in the t ext, grateful ac­knowl edgment for their r eminiscences is made to Bee Nichols, Horner Hea th, George Wild, George Earle, Roy Kirkpatrick, Dr. Alexander Ruthven, Peter Van Boven, Dr. Russ e ll Malcolm, W. R. Garthc , W. J. Mundus, G. W. Fl e tcher , Roy Spokes, Prof. Walter Loy, Ford Hinchman, Prof. Bl ackett, Howard Pe ckham, and Mayor Bill Brown.